Enzyme-free genetic copying of DNA and RNA sequences

Marilyne Sosson and Clemens Richert
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 603–617. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.14.47

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Enzyme-free genetic copying of DNA and RNA sequences
Marilyne Sosson and Clemens Richert
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 603–617. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.14.47

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Sosson, M.; Richert, C. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 603–617. doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.47

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